It has been a while since I inflicted a music post on you, so I thought I'd rectify that.
This one is prompted by my having listened to a song by The Notorious Cherry Bombs while walking home the other night. This, for some reason, got me to thinking about so-called super groups, which by my definition (confined mostly to popular music) are musical groups that are formed of individuals who have significant success with another group or as a solo artist, such as The Notorious Cherry Bombs, led by Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill, and fleshed out by other former members of Emmylou's Hot Band. At least I consider them a super group by my definition -- although they have a more tangled history than some super groups. They perform one of the most tongue-in-cheek, self-consciously satirical country songs ever penned -- "It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chew your ass out all day long."
My favorite super group has to be The Traveling Wilburys. If you've never listened to them, you owe yourself a try. Who can go wrong with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne (of ELO)? Roy died before the second album, and so it has just the remaining four.
The most recent super group is Chickenfoot, consisting of Sammy Hagar (solo career, Montrose, and Van Halen), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), and Joe Satriani. Not my cup of tea...
There have been many such groups over the years, and I'm not sure who I would consider the first. One could argue Led Zeppelin or Cream. Bad Company also comes to mind (but later than the other two).
Any of you want to offer up a different super group to consider as the first?
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